ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Douglas Fir - CORRECT ANSWER - Softwood that is harder than som hardwood
What is FSC Certified wood? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wood that has been procured from
well managed forests
What does FSC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - Forest Stewardship Council
chain of custody certification - CORRECT ANSWER - audits each step in the process of
converting a cut log into a finished product. Less stringent
Is chain of custody certified wood eligible for points in the lead rating system - CORRECT
ANSWER - Yes
True or false, annual tree growth exceeds the volume of harvested trees? - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is the most common way to cut logs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Plainsawn
Benefits of quartersawn? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pleasing grain figure
How to determine moisture content - CORRECT ANSWER - MC = (wet wt. - dry wt.) /
dry wood x 100
What mc is standard framing wood? - CORRECT ANSWER - MC19
, What percent can fungi not grow in? - CORRECT ANSWER - < 20%
Tangential shrinkage - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes radial cracks
What division is wood plastic and composites in in master format? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Division 06
EMC for exterior wood - CORRECT ANSWER - 12%
EMC for interior use - CORRECT ANSWER - 8%
What is s4s and s2s? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surfaced on 4 side or 2 sides
Construction planking - CORRECT ANSWER - Unsurfaced; plank is stronger and more
slip resistant
What is the actual size of a 2x4? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Size of a 2x 10 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 1/2" x 9 1/4"
FRP reinforced glutamates beams - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin strip of fiber reinforced
plastic
LSL - CORRECT ANSWER - Laminated strand lumber
Oriented strand lumber - CORRECT ANSWER - OSL
LVL - CORRECT ANSWER - Laminated veneer lumber